This paper analyzes the capabilities of the regional climate model COSMO-CLM to simulate the main features of the observed climate over the entire Italian domain. Two simulations on the period 1971-2000, driven by ERA40 Reanalysis and by the CMCC-MED global model respectively, have been...

This document describes the numerical models and tools constituting the integrated system for the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the hydrogeological risks due to climate change developed in the framework of the GEMINA project (product P91). In particular the work package 6.2.17...

This report represents the description of the first activity performed within the work package 7.1.6 of the "B action" in the Gemina project. The "B action" of the Gemina project concerns the consolidation and development of international scientific network. In particular the cooperation between...

Between the 24th and the 26th of December 2013 Northern Italy was interested by heavy and diffuse precipitations events. The same stormy event, called "Christmas storm", interested all European area producing numerous damages and diseases especially in France and UK. The aim of the present...

This paper analyzes the capabilities of Limited Area Model COSMO-CLM to simulate the main features of the observed climate over an area characterized by complex terrain. A simulation driven by ERA40 Reanalysis of the XX century climate (1971-2000) has been performed at a spatial resolution of 8...

The present study describes a simulation of the past period 1979-2011 performed with the regional climate model COSMO-CLM over the Chinese region. To carry out this simulation, the ERA-Interim Reanalyses have been used as forcing and a resolution of 0.125◦ (about 14km) has been adopted. The...

The aim of this report is to analyze the sensitivity of the precipitation and the 2-meters mean temperature on the variation of some physical, numerical and tuning parameters in the regional climate model COSMO-CLM over the north and center Italy. The simulations, at a spatial resolution of 8 km...

This study presents the results of a dynamically downscaled high resolution (about 8 km) climate simulation over Italy, produced with COSMO-CLM model, forced by ERA-Interim reanalysis and covering the time period from 1979 to 2011. Model results have been analysed in terms of two-meter...

To produce regional climate scenarios, traditionally, the statistical downscaling has been considered as an alternative to dynamical downscaling. However, the use of the two kinds of downscaling approaches together consents, at least to some extent, to combine their advantages. This report...

Climate shows a natural variability that influences the dynamics of river discharges. In particular, intense precipitations would cause floods, while prolonged dry periods are associated to droughts phenomena. In the Mediterranean area, climate change is expected to increase the frequency of...